I love Cathe Friedrich's kickboxing workouts myself. And Quick Fix has one I love too. Ooh and than there is always Amy Bento & Jillian Michaels videos to enjoy. Best to you in your kickboxing workouts. Welcome to the Team. :)

I just joined the team this morning and I am so excited to find other people that like Kickboxing as much as I do. I have been working out with a trainer 2 times a week kickboxing with him for 15 to 30 min then lifting weights for the remainder of the time. I have also gone to 3 kickboxing classes but would like to do more. Can anyone suggest any great video's that I can use at home?

Hi Samantha - That's it girl, you've caught the KB bug and it's tenacious! KB is my absolute favorite exercise - I would rather be Kickboxing than almost anything else in the world. Glad you liked it - stick with it.

I took my first cardio kickboxing class on Saturday and OMG it was amazing!!!!! I have to say though, that I am still seriously sore! I spin regularly but the kickboxing made me use muscles I never have! Cant wait until next Sat!!

I was at a BBQ last night and over indulged in some red wine. I got myself to a 90 minute Bootcamp this morning to try to make up for it. I hate feeling guilty when I eat or drink a little something extra.

I just joined up again after a long time away. I love doing cardio kickboxing but haven't been very consistent with it. I'm traveling to London for 6 weeks and will be looking for a gym to join to help me along.

JUST STOPPING BY TO SAY HI. I WAS RECOVERING AFTER THE WARRIOR DASH, BUT NOW I'VE JUST BEEN LAZY. NEED TO GET BACK ON TRACK AND WILL DO SO IN THE MORNING! ALREADY PLANNING FOR THE NEXT RACE AND HOPE TO BE A LITTLE BETTER THAN THIS ONE. (GROWTH AND STRENGTH!..POWER!) EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

Hi everyone, just joined the team. I started kickboxing about 3 years ago. I really enjoy the challenge. The first year I lost 10 pounds but didn't have the diet under control and gained it back. I joined Spark people in March of this year. The nutrition tracking and regular kickboxing has really paid off. I take a class twice a week and do other cardio 2 other times per week.

Glad you are all having good workouts! I finally called about Krav Maga. It's pretty experiencing so I would need to be able to go quite a bit to make it worth the $. I guess I'll have to wait till next September when the kids start pre-school.

Did a focus mitt workout today with my boxing buddy Valerie. We have so much fun with this workout together - it's so satisfying to actually make contact and hear the glove smack against the mitt. And best of all - it burns lots of calories.

I had a great kickboxing workout this morning! I haven't been in a couple of weeks due to life getting in the way! I'm back in the saddle now! Tonight, I'm going to Zumba and try to get some strength training in.

I pushed through my 2 favorite classes (CardioSculpt & KickBoxing) this morning with an upset stomach and did really well while I was actually working out. Fifteen minutes after class I was almost sick so I went home took some pepto and slept for 2 hours. I feel better now, but the day is pretty much gone, so I'll be busy tomorrow.

Hey all, Sidney, the class sounds fun! I am going to start a Krav Maga class in the fall when my kids start preschool, its a killer good defense system and the gym combines it with cross fit which I hear is a great work out. Keep up the class and you will be a tougher chick then Jennifer Garner, was at least as tough.

Surlygirl, I know what you mean about making contact, it feels god and gets you working even harder. There is also something very motivating about having a punch/kick coming at you! It sure makes me move quicker.

SIDNEY, Welcome to the team, it sound like the Y class is a blast! What dose it involve? Have a kickin day all, Jen

Sorry you are losing your instructor for a bit, but I am sure you will have fun when she returns with more energy and moves for you.

I am a light weight here. I just like to do the body combat classes at the YMCA and Billy Blanks DVDs. My hubby is an aikido sensei and he has a sho-dan in kyudo as well. I leave the serious buttt kicking to him.

Fall seven times. Get up eight. ~ Japanese Proverb

My name is Cleito. Gambate is Japanese for FIGHT! DO YOUR BEST! GO FOR IT!

Be careful with weighted gloves, they seriously increase the potential for hyper-extending the elbow. Keep the punches within your normal range, don't reach, or throw your hands forward with the weight but keep firm control.

"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent". -Victor Hugo

Sorry I haven't been on much but I been busy with my kids last week of school and they been having parties and gradations too.As two of my pre preschooler are now kindergartners.They look so cute in their little caps walking up to get their awards and certificate.So now I have all of them home from school for the summer.I need to rethink how I am going to workout with all of them home.But other wise things are good.I am just glad that things are going to slow down and I can get back on track.Well glad to see all of you's doing good.

I broke my arm on Saturday. It's just a hairline fracture by the elbow, no cast (thank goodness) but it still sucks! No work outs until the weekend and then, no upper body, no kickboxing, just stationary bike or elliptical.

I had to cut my stay with Theresa and new baby short, which is the worst part. He'll never a week old again and I'm missing it.

hi surly. the gloves are 1.5lbs each. i've been slowing down my movements so as to NOT injure myself but i'm used to 1lbs--not that i notice a huge difference per se.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Sh@untay*

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. -- John Burroughs, essayist and naturalist

Don't postpone joy until you have learned all of your lessons. Joy is your lesson. -- Alan Cohen, American businessman

What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact. --Don Williams, Jr., American novelist and poet

hi y'all! anyone working out with weighted gloves? just got a new pair from title boxing but i think they still create a little too much momentum when working out with videos like t-jam. any suggestions?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Sh@untay*

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. -- John Burroughs, essayist and naturalist

Don't postpone joy until you have learned all of your lessons. Joy is your lesson. -- Alan Cohen, American businessman

What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact. --Don Williams, Jr., American novelist and poet

Yesterday I was feeling light headed and eating a bar and drinking some PowerAde Zero didn't really help. I felt better after lunch (Grilled chicken w/ lots of salad greens), but today I feel fuzzy again. I'm wondering if I've got a slight case of vertigo. I had a bout of it 3 years ago (freaked me out!) and it lasted for about 5 days.

This is NOT Good - DH and I are driving 4 hours next Tuesday night to see the birth of our GS at 7am Wednesday morning - I don't have time to be sick or off my game.

Hello Girls!! Surly Girl, I love my Saturdays too! Our morning class goes from 9:30-12:30 but we socialize alot but its still a hard class! The fight Saturday took forever, one of my friends won and the other one lost. It was really sad!! I am going to class tonight at the gym where the guy lost...bummer

On a good note I had a good run this morning. Im tryin to go faster and added some mailbox sprints at the end. Im up to 2 sets of 10 push-ups and it took EVERYTHING I had;-) My daughter is graduating from Kindergarten tomorrow night! She is growing up so fast!

Saturday, I did a 5k and a Biggest Loser Last Chance Workout (and THAT was AWFUL, or great, depending on how you look at it - VERY leg-intense!!) so yesterday my legs - and actually, my whole body, but mostly my legs - were SCREAMING...

Sunday was full of aleve and a hot bath and stretching and plenty of water...

tonight is lift class with the Biggest Loser instructor from Saturday (he's one of my favorites, so I really just did the class to support him, but WOW!!), so I'm sure by tomorrow, I'll be sore again, but in a good way... LOL...

he does a shadow box class on Thursday that I always want to try, but it's so early that I usually can't get there in time, but I'm gonna bring my clothes with me to work, just in case we can leave a bit early... 10 minutes would be enough...

Jeff (fa-fa) Dun-HAM (inside joke) was FANTASTIC ! I laughed so much and so hard my cheeks - on my face ;-) hurt. After the show we grabbed a bite at a local sports bar (Bokampers) and I had the most delicious Veggie Burger I've ever eaten !

Today I am off to the gym - Cardio/Sculpt class, then KickBoxing class - (KB class is 90 minutes on Saturday - WooHoo). Then a group of us go to lunch (at a great salad place) - I LOVE SATURDAY !

Taking Wednesday off from my workout schedule, because DH & I have tickets to see Jeff Dunham ! He's the ventriloquist with Walter (the old man) Achmed (the terrorist) Jose (the jalapeño on a stick) and Peanut (a purple goofy little character).

My husband doesn't like to go to shows, so this is a big deal for us. He's only been to shows out in Vegas when I drag him.

I usually take Friday as a rest day, so I'll workout Friday after work so I don't feel guilty or like a slug for skipping Wednesday.

I received a new strength DVD and tried it! It's called 30 Minute Fitness - Strength by Kelly Coffey-Meyer. Hopefully I spelled her name correctly! Loved it! It was a 5 minute warm up with 25 minutes of strength training!

It was a busy day for me at work but I managed through it! Now it's time for me to Spark! I'm going to start strength training again in a few days as well as my kickboxing! The weather will be too dreadful to venture out into it willingly so I'll be exercising indoors for the next few months!

Happy Monday to everyone! I got the house back in order today and dinner is prepped for tonight. That means I have a good start! I workout at two different martial arts schools. One is called Black Trunks and they are a bit of a bad a$$ group. There is one other girl that comes in regular. They offer Muay Thai kickboxing 2 nights a week and some Saturday mornings. The instructor works out with us. My kids also take Ju-Jitsu there. Then I go to my other gym 2 nights a week. The instructor doesn't workout with us and just really coaches and I get alot of instruction there especially when sparring. Sometimes I stay for the Ju-jitsu class but it makes for a long night when I do that. I try to get in a 3 mile run 4-5 mornings out of the week. That keeps me in shape to spar and keep up with the boys. This summer Im leaving on a roadtrip for 2 months so my goal is to run everyday. This Saturday is a big fight at our Arena and 2 of the guys are fighting in the cage(1 from each gym) Im very nervous for them but the excitement in the air is very thick!!

I don't now, but I would really love to start. I thought there were some online videos I could do, but I guess I would need the kicking bag. I plan to find somewhere this summer and I think they offer it at my school.

My gym offer KB class but also offers a Ringside class which has more of an upper body focus with lots of punching. It doesn't hurt our instructor is extremely high energy and motivating. I work out really early in the morning-before there are scheduled classes, so twice a week I go in and punch by myself. It must be working-my husband offered to by me a punching bag for our mini gym in our basement!

Hi, I know what you mean fitting it all in. I had been struggling to get my running in with my daily workouts, but I think I am back on track. My sister gave me her really nice treadmill. I work long hours and live in the country so for me to run outside after work means adding on a half hour drive time, so I really try to do all my workouts at home. I love kickboxing so I know it would be the last thing to go from my twice a day workout goals.

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